Classic Rock

Jon Zazula

as Jonny Z, Jon Zazula has died of an auto-immune disease just 13 months after losing his wife and business partner Marsha. Metallica led the, the Zazulas – who owned a record shop called Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven in New Jersey – put their money where their mouths were, borrowing cash to form their own label, and releasing the band’s thrash-metal classic the following year.

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